Vanessa was left crying after the vet called to say her cat was very sick

Viewers were delighted to see Vanessa and Julian hit it off, but also concerned about the wellbeing of little Tabby, and now today replying to Radio 1 DJ Greg James, the show broke the bad news.

Bosses tweeted: “Hi @GregJames. Sad news. Vanessa’s cat Tabby passed away three weeks after Vanessa’s trip to the #FirstDatesHotel. She was very ill so the kindest thing to do was to put her to sleep. Julian was with Vanessa at the vets. Tabby had incurable lung cancer but lived a happy life.”

Fans of the show immediately started tweeting words of support.

One wrote: “Very sad news. Cats are so wonderful. 😻 xx”

Hi @GregJames. Sad news. Vanessa's cat Tabby passed away three weeks after Vanessa’s trip to the #FirstDatesHotel. She was very ill so the kindest thing to do was to put her to sleep. Julian was with Vanessa at the vets. Tabby had incurable lung cancer but lived a happy life. https://t.co/36dDfSOVaE